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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Man, 19, in stable condition after being shot in Duquesne
A 19-year-old man was reported hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Duquesne early Wednesday night, Allegheny County Police said. The teenager was shot in the 100 block of Apricot Alley at about 6:50 p.m., and ran to the 200 block of Hamilton Avenue, where he was found. County...
Coronavirus physical distancing also helped stop flu in Allegheny County, officials say
Physical distancing measures put in place to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus also likely helped to knock out flu season in Allegheny County, data from the Allegheny County Health Department show. The number of lab-confirmed flu cases in the county dropped off by late March, decreasing from about 300...
Convicted felon obsessed with Nazis pleads guilty to having guns, including AR-15 style
A convicted felon who authorities say has an obsession with Nazis and mass shootings has pleaded guilty to having guns when he wasn’t allowed to, federal officials said. Dennis Alan Riggs, 51, of Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of firearms and ammunition by a...
McKeesport woman remembered as extraordinary teacher, friend of community
No one was surprised when Jamie Brewster Filotei came back to McKeesport after college, first earning a bachelor’s degree and then a master’s. Friends say the woman who attended Mansfield University of Pennsylvania on a basketball scholarship could have gone anywhere, but her roots were in McKeesport. And the city...
Washington Boulevard flood gate test slated Thursday morning
People driving on Washington Boulevard on Thursday morning may be delayed as Pittsburgh Public Safety workers test the road’s emergency flood gates. The testing, done quarterly, will be done between 8 and 8:30 a.m. The road will be temporarily closed. People should expect delays and avoid the area during that...
CCAC holding virtual commencement Thursday
With the covid-19 crisis rendering an in-person graduation exercise impossible, the Community College of Allegheny County is holding a virtual commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 on Thursday. The ceremony, which starts at at 7 p.m., will be streamed on the college’s YouTube channel and other social media platforms,...
Details emerge of how police charged Fox Chapel man with 2nd homicide in 3 months
Lured to his friend’s house to play video games and smoke marijuana, Christian Moore-Rouse didn’t even make it up the long driveway leading to Adam Rosenberg’s place in Fox Chapel. Instead, he was shot in the back of his head and dragged into a ditch, lifeless — and left to...
Police: Penn Hills man accused of stealing $19,500 outside Kennedy ATM
A Penn Hills man was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of stealing $19,500 on Dec. 30 in Kennedy from a vehicle parked by an automated teller machine, police said. Luis Carde, 48, is accused of smashing a window of the vehicle and stealing the cash. The vehicle belonged to a...
Peduto backs controversial sand dumping in Pittsburgh skateboard park
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Wednesday that he still supports the decision to dump sand into a neighborhood skateboard park despite the negative backlash that followed. The controversy began after Public Works Director Mike Gable ordered a crew to dump sand in the West Penn Skate Park in Polish Hill...
Pittsburgh mayor trying to avoid city layoffs as revenue dips
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Wednesday that he is not yet considering employee layoffs as the city’s government revenue dwindles during the coronavirus pandemic. The city reported revenues since March decreased by 25% when compared to the same time period in 2019. Citing data provided by the Office of Management...
Hampton teacher 1 of 12 finalists for Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year award
A longtime educator with the Hampton Township School District is among the dozen finalists for the 2021 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award, Gov. Tom Wolf announced today. Mathematics teacher Kathleen Dickensheets, who has been with the district for 33 years, is one of three teachers from western Pennsylvania selected...
PSO cancels remaining concerts of 2019-20 season
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has canceled the remaining concerts for the 2019-20 season. In a release, PSO cited continued restrictions on public gatherings, evolving government guidance and an effort to “protect its audiences, musicians, employees and community from the spread of covid-19” for the cancellation. “It is painful to need...
Black bear spotted in Ohio Township, Sewickley Hills
Lifelong Ohio Township resident Jocelyn Smith had heard about bear sightings from neighbors, but she hadn’t seen one herself until Tuesday evening. “A neighbor saw it and called me, kind of yelling, like, ‘There’s a bear in your yard!’ So I ran. I had to go to the second floor...
Pittsburgh Public Schools brace for up to $82 million in revenue losses
Pittsburgh Public Schools have spent more than $2.6 million because of the covid-19 pandemic and the district is projecting a loss of as much as $82 million in revenue this year. “As we do not know the effect covid-19 will have on state and federal budgets, it is too soon...
Plum votes down resolution defying Gov. Wolf’s orders
Plum council rejected a resolution stating Plum police would not cite or shutdown business that decided to open in defiance of Gov. Tom Wolf’s orders. Mayor Harry Schlegel said borough officers will still “not pile on” business owners who decide to reopen during the covid-19 pandemic despite council’s recent actions....
Allegheny adds 12 more coronavirus deaths, 19 cases
Allegheny County added 12 more deaths related to the coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the countywide death toll to 139. While that’s among the highest numbers of deaths reported in a single day, those deaths could have occurred any time since March 14, when the first case of the coronavirus was reported....
Eden Hall trout to be harvested, delivered to 412 Food Rescue in Millvale
Fish that were raised at Chatham University’s Eden Hall will be harvested today and Saturday to feed people across the Lower Valley. The coronavirus pandemic canceled usual operations at the Aquaculture Center in Richland Township, where fish are raised to feed students and fulfill other projects at the campus along...
Pittsburgh-area nurse meets physical, emotional needs of coronavirus patients 
Kristy Lewis is a registered nurse who works directly at the bedside of patients in the intensive care unit at Allegheny Health Network’s Jefferson Hospital, including those diagnosed with covid-19. The majority of her patients are in need of advanced medical support such as mechanical ventilators and dialysis. They also...
Central Catholic High School celebrates class of 2020
It was a busy weekend for Central Catholic High School faculty and staff, many of whom visited 64 different ZIP codes to surprise the Class of 2020 with personalized gifts and send the seniors off in celebration. Brother Tony Baginski, Central Catholic principal, led the team to 218 homes where...
Water main repairs force multi-day closure of Baldwin Road in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood
Baldwin Road in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood will likely remain closed for several days as crews work to repair Tuesday morning’s water main break. The road is closed between Corner Street and State Road 885. Pennsylvania American Water estimates it will reopen before rush hour Friday afternoon. The 12-inch water main...
GNC may be headed to bankruptcy
Battered by the coronavirus-shutdowns of its stores that pushed net losses to $200 million in the first three months of the year, Pittsburgh-based GNC Holdings Inc. may file for bankruptcy protection if it can not convince lenders to delay payments due May 16 on $50 million in debt, company officials...
UPMC Presbyterian only hospital in Western Pa. to get 1st shipment of remdesivir covid-19 med
UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh will be the only hospital in Western Pennsylvania to receive dosages of an antiviral medicine that is being used to treat the symptoms of patients with covid-19, the state Department of Health said Tuesday night. The health department stated it will distribute the first shipment...
Missing Pittsburgh girl found
Pittsburgh police say they’ve located a missing 17-year-old girl. Police said Brianna Bach left her Sugar Top home with a suitcase on Monday, May 11 between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. According to a release from Pittsburgh police on Thursday, she was found safe. No other information was provided....
Allegheny Health Network announces leadership changes at Allegheny Valley Hospital, elsewhere
A Forbes Hospital executive has been tapped to the senior leadership team at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison, officials announced Tuesday. Krista Bragg, chief operations officer at Forbes, will take on the chief operations officer responsibilities at Allegheny Valley, effective immediately. In a similar expanded-role job change, Jason Roeback, chief...
CMU lunar rover going to the moon
The United States is the only country to land men on the surface of the moon and return them safely to the Earth. But unlike Russia and China, the U.S. has yet to launch an unmanned lunar rover and operate it on the moon. Thanks, however, to the Pittsburgh connection...


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